[This series is "The 9 Marks of a Calvinist Cult" split up into smaller, individual posts.] 4. The Fun Stuff (Strategic Tactics) Besides their hidden "buts" and multiple layers, Calvinists employ a wide range of other tactics to hook, trick, trap, and reel us into Calvinism slowly, covertly. (But they don't do it to just us. They are victims of these tactics too, having allowed themselves to be tricked and trapped by them also.) The tactics they use (no matter how unintentional they might be) are things such as: ... false dichotomies . "Either God saves us, or else we save ourselves... Either God controls everything, or else He controls nothing... Either God is in charge, or else we are in charge." It's super-polarized - and badly-polarized - on purpose, to force you to reject the ridiculous option and pick the Calvinist one. See Calvinist Bad Logic #7: False Dichotomies . .....